Troy Trewin

Grow A Small Business Podcast

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Our weekly 30 minute podcast helps you, a small business owner with 5 to 30 team members, take your company to the next level. The Grow A Small Business community, weekly cast, blog and leadership email supports leaders get through the pain of growth. With insights, lessons learned, books and tools as well as habits these experienced small business owners suggest you develop, our interviews unearth tremendous value for anyone wanting to grow their business with less stress.

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Troy Trewin

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QFF: 20+ years of experience as an accountant, an individual well-versed in business structures. Now helping small-medium business owners handle the difficulties of establishing the right business structure and tax implications. (Nathan McGrath) 20.07.2023 18:53

In this week's Quick Fire Friday (QFF) episode, Michael Denehey interviews Nathan McGrath, the Head of Accounting and Tax at Collins SBA , based in Hobart, Australia. Nathan shares his 20 years of experience in public practice, helping small and medium business owners with their accounting needs. The main focus of the discussion is the importance of business structures and their tax implications....

Started with just himself, now covering over 70-80% of Oostas' expenses over the past 2 years by building the business through recurring revenue; working with over 200 different clients with 7 FTEs. (Adam Kirk) 18.07.2023 36:03

Exciting opportunity for small to medium business owners employing 5-30 team members. Are you ready to learn, grow, and invest in your ongoing development? Don't miss out on our latest podcast featuring a special guest who shares invaluable insights for business success. In this episode, we asked Adam Kirk, the CEO of Oostas based in Lancaster, United States, the final five questions: What is th...

9+ years at PwC and working in the health space, now Running an advisory and technology business in the aged care sector to help manage rostering and workforce management. Growing from 2 to 55 FTEs for 13 years now. (James Price) 16.07.2023 42:37

In this episode, Troy interviews James Price the Founder, and CEO of Mirus Australia based in Sydney, Australia. James has set up an advisory and technology business in the aged care sector to help fix business problems for clients by using technology business processes that they call "business co-sourcing arrangement" that allows teams stay on top of those revenue management issues. With over...

QFF Co-Founder of Australian FinTech, Fundabl, supporting Australian businesses to thrive and scale during the current funding environment through its business-owner friendly funding solutions. (Ethan Singer) 13.07.2023 18:10

In this week's Quick Fire Friday episode, Rob interviews Ethan Singer, co-founder at Fundabl based in Sydney, Australia. Fundabl was founded in 2021 by a passionate team on a mission to support the Australian ecosystem to thrive and scale by offering a suite of fast, flexible and non-dilutive funding solutions to growing businesses. Fundabl's funding solutions caters to a wide range of businesse...

A doctor from New Zealand shares how his career path changed into entering the business world while continuing to practice his field in medicine and the lesson that pondered through his tough and successful business journey. (Ben Jansen) 11.07.2023 40:06

In this episode, Troy interviews Dr. Ben Jansen, former Executive Director of Cronos Australia. Dr. Ben co-founded a business to provide a seamless approach to patient treatment pathways, streamlined pharmacist access to legal medications, and unparalleled prescriber education, developing industry-informed clinicians. From being a trained doctor in New Zealand, Dr. Ben Jansen ended up in the can...

In Australia, 30 million plastic toothbrushes go to landfill every year. With a mission to remove plastic waste from Australian bathrooms- Started Tinkle, a sustainable bamboo toothbrush and dental floss business (Ben Cashman) 09.07.2023 43:01

In this Grow A Small Business Podcast episode, Troy interviews Troy Trewin interviews Ben Cashman, the owner of Tinkle , a bamboo toothbrush and dental floss subscription business based in Hobart, Australia. Ben also talks about his background and the journey that led him to start Tinkle. He also discusses the business model, which focuses on reducing plastic waste in Australian bathrooms. He als...

QFF Founder of GASB and an expert in crowdfunding; now helping small-medium business owners chase their dreams by teaching them how to raise money for their business ventures. (Troy Trewin) 06.07.2023 17:37

In this week's Quick Fire Friday episode, Rob interviews Troy Trewin, based in Hobart, Tasmania. Troy is the founder of Grow A Small Business . His current mission is he sits on a handful of boards of directors of different companies, helping them get established; growing their small businesses into something bigger by teaching them the ways to generate funding through coaching. There are differe...

An Innovator, International Speaker, and Founder of SHAIR, now inspiring small-medium business owners to continuously improve by adopting programs that promote profit/revenue and habit cultivation with 12 FTEs. (Damian Andrews) 04.07.2023 53:38

In this episode, Troy interviews Damian Andrews, the founder of SHAIR . He's based in Melbourne, Australia. He does consulting work for big companies focused on improvement and efficiencies that grow revenue and profit, all in all, benefiting the well-being of the business, and that is what SHAIR is all about, improvement and innovation. SHAIR stands for strong, healthy, and inspiring relationshi...

From 16 yrs as CEO of an ASX listed biotech company & 10 yrs in corporate finance raising millions to running Australia's first venture backed equity crowdfunding platform providing cornerstone investment for companies on the platform (Maria Halasz) 02.07.2023 27:59

In this episode, Troy interviews Maria Halasz, the CEO & Co-Founder of Stride Equity based in Sydney, Australia. Stride Equity is Australia's first venture-backed equity crowdfunding platform providing cornerstone investment of up to 20% to all companies successfully raising capital on the crowdfunding platform. Stride Equity is focused on closing the funding gap for emerging businesses while...

QFF 35+ years as Chief Happiness Officer and Founder of Happy, now helping small-medium business owners create a happy and productive workplace by granting freedom whilst growing 25% a year. (Henry Stewart) 29.06.2023 18:48

In this week's Quick Fire Friday episode, Michael interviews Henry Stewart, Founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Happy . He's based in London, UK. Happy was rated the top 2 best workplaces in the UK last year and the top 15 in Europe. Happy, originally established as Happy Computers, is now focused on helping other organizations achieve what they've done; create great workplaces. Happy helps sm...

A tech entrepreneur that has 20+ years of experience in the software business industry solving complex challenges, now helping companies action regulatory change using innovative technology. (Martin Gorm Pedersen) 27.06.2023 48:56

Join Troy in this episode as he interviews Martin Gorm Pedersen , the CEO & Co-Founder of RequirementONE , a Dane who has recently relocated with his family to Hobart, Australia. The company delivers a web-based platform that offers real-time access to global regulatory developments in any language that has the potential to impact a client's business. Since being established in 2020 Requirement...

17+ years of experience in the audiovisual industry; co-founder of Scene Change. Endured despite the adversities of COVID, earning $25,000,000 in revenue last year with a 25-27% compound growth each year. (Ian Whitworth) 25.06.2023 46:02

In this episode, Michael interviews Ian Whitworth, co-founder of Scene Change , Australia's most-awarded AV company. He's based in the Greater Sydney Area. Ian had the most obscure career path; he started as a vet, then a cab driver, and is now a leading figure in the audiovisual industry. After 17 years, Scene Change is still going strong. As a live event business they were shut down for nearly...

QFF Co-founders of a B Corp and a research team to help balance profit with purpose, now helping small-medium business owners grow while positively impacting the world. (Gillian Periera & Simon Smallchua) 22.06.2023 17:51

In this week's Quick Fire Friday episode, Troy interviews Gillian Pereira, co-founder of The Business Pickle , and Simon Smallchua, co-founder of Harvey . They're both based in Melbourne, Australia. Gillian and Simon are co-founders of companies focused on using business as a means of good, helping small-medium business owners grow while at the same time creating strategies and plans to make sur...

11+ years supporting their fine food family business, now running his own feel-good food business to provide fresh and green healthy foods across Australia. Growing with over a million annual revenue and 100 FTEs. (Jackson McGrath) 20.06.2023 36:53

In this episode, Troy interviews Jackson McGrath, the Founder, and CEO of Greenstreat based in Brisbane, Australia. Jackson has set up his own feel-good food business to provide fresh and green healthy foods for different occasions and cravings across five sites in Australia. They strive to change the way people think about, choose, and eat food. From supplying GIS at supermarkets and groceries...

In her early 20's back at Uni, while doing side hustle in marketing for a fitness education company, saw the big demand for digital marketing which she later on took as a full-time job, on par to earn around 500K in 2023. (Naomi Johnston) 18.06.2023 25:56

In this Grow A Small Business Podcast episode, Troy interviews Naomi Johnston from The Noa Group based in Sydney, Australia. The Noa Group is a digital marketing agency. Who are really niche with who they work with. Real estate, construction, and financial services and working with a range of businesses from small to medium enterprises, government agencies, and corporate clients as well. Business...

QFF Founder of the Value Builder System and Host of the Built to Sell Podcast, now helping small-medium business owners increase their businesses' value through eight key drivers to improve sellability. (John Warrillow) 15.06.2023 24:12

In this Quick Fire Friday episode, Michael interviews John Warrillow, founder of the Value Builder System , a sales and marketing software for business advisors to find, win and keep their best clients. He's based in Toronto, Canada. Asides from being the founder of a successful company, John's also a host of the Built to Sell Radio, he's an esteemed author of cohesive books. All of his works are...

From working at a global firm, now running a professional accounting firm that provides the highest quality services. Growing with over 10 million dollars in annual revenue & managing now 100+ that are all across Canada. (Robert Gauvreau) 13.06.2023 1:09:37

In this episode, Troy interviews Robert Gauvreau, the Founder, and CEO of Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory based in Peterborough, Canada. Robert has set up his own professional accounting firm to provide proactive accounting, advisory, and taxation services to businesses, practicing professionals, and individuals to create a public accounting firm focusing on 3 fundamental principles. From w...

CEO and Co-founder of Pleasant State, with a vision to save the Earth by eradicating toxic and single-use plastics, making home care a form of self-care. Now earning $440,000 with 4 FTEs, and up to 150% growth in Fiscal Year 2022. (Ami Bateman) 11.06.2023 35:18

In this Grow A Small Business Podcast episode, Troy interviews Ami Bateman, a 2023 Telstra Best of Business Promoting Sustainability Winner in Queensland, a 2023 SBE Australian Global Growth program participant, and CEO & Co-Founder of Pleasant State ; a company that creates ethical products that make home care a form of self-care, eradicating single-use plastics and toxic cleaning chemicals from...

QFF An experienced serial entrepreneur who founded multiple fast-growth companies; now coaching and helping leaders across Australia grow their revenues from 10 to $300 million through a proven structured strategic planning process. (Brad Giles) 08.06.2023 22:12

In today's Quick Fire Friday episode, Michael interviews the Founder and Leadership Team Coach of Evolution Partners , Brad Giles. He is a strategic planner, professional trainer & coaching consultant, speaker, and best-selling author of "Onboarded" and "Made to Thrive" books. Brad has always been passionate about growing mid-market businesses and has started seven companies over the years in di...

With a solid model that revolutionizes recruiters' ability to start their own agency without handling business operations, they co-founded XRecruiter, now with 4 FTEs, driven by an intense passion for recruitment. (Declan Kluver and Blake Thompson) 06.06.2023 1:00:56

In this episode, Troy interviews Declan Kluver and Blake Thompson, based in Brisbane, Australia. They co-founded XRecruiter . Blake and Declan go all the way back, but they finally converged when COVID hit; their pipelines and clients fell and evaporated overnight. So they started chatting again, brainstorming ideas, and in August 2022 they launched XRecruiter, a company that revolutionizes the f...

From running a venture-funded startup Freelancing platform to providing health insurance for remote teams and digital nomads, now having amazing growth with 150 people and over 20 million top lines. (Sondre Rasch) 04.06.2023 36:27

In this episode, Troy interviews Sondre Rasch, the Co-Founder, and CEO of SafetyWing based in San Francisco, United States of America. Sondre has set up his own business, to provide health insurance for remote teams and digital nomads and remove the role of geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunities and freedom for everyone. From running a venture-funded startup company that benefi...

QFF 20+ years experience working with elite athletes, sporting teams, CEOs, founders, and entire organizations, now helping small-medium business owners manage energy and high-performing team. (Andrew May) 01.06.2023 24:43

For this week's Quick Fire Friday episode, Michael interviews Andrew May, the Founder & CEO of Strive: Stronger based in Sydney, Australia. He's recognized as one of the world's leading human performance strategists and leadership coaches. A best-selling author. In-demand keynote speaker. Top-rating podcaster. Leadership and transformation specialist. And, mental skills coach for elite athletes...

24+ years of experience in aviation, started with an A&P license and ambition. With his experience and entrepreneurship, he's doing everything from aircraft maintenance, brokerage, and management, to chartered flights with 15 FTEs. (Travis Lamance) 30.05.2023 29:52

In this Grow A Small Business Podcast episode, Troy interviews Travis Lamance, from Dallas Texas, United States. Travis is the CEO of Haven Aero . He started his humble aviation career with an A&P license he got in 1999. He worked for several individuals for a few years, later on, Travis then launched his maintenance business. Years went by, and with his garnered experience in the aviation busine...

Business builder & personal brand strategist, founded her first business at 23, now Founder & CEO of The PR Hub, a PR and corporate comms business representing entrepreneurs, business leaders and high growth, brands. (Samantha Dybac) 28.05.2023 39:06

In this episode, Troy interviews Samantha Dybac, host of the Influence Unlocked podcast and the CEO and founder of The PR Hub , rated 2022 Sydney's No 1 PR Agency. Samantha started her career in brand marketing as a University student with Aussie success story Nad's Hair Removal, the foundations for her learning of and passion for the intersection of founder storytelling and brand PR. She's based...

QFF A world-leading visionary business pioneer, speaker, author, and advisor, running and growing her own multi-million dollar companies from scratch; now helping auto repair shop owners achieve business and life success across the world. (Rachael Evans) 25.05.2023 20:56

In today's Quick Fire Friday episode, Rob interviews Rachael Evans, the Founder & CEO of the Workshop Whisperer . She is a world-leading visionary business pioneer, speaker, author, and advisor. Rachael started her marketing and sales career at an early age. She has grown her own multi-dollar companies in male-dominated global industries. Driven by her passion and desire of helping others, Rachae...